How to Get Selfship Merch and Art with Low or NO Budget
*Okay, kinda misleading title as many of these are DIY but they can be cheap or free depending what materials you have access to. These are just some basic ideas I hope will inspire people to try their own things.
Feel free to add any ideas you have, too!
Things you can get/make for free
Picrew / Dressup games
I’ve seen some couple/romance picrews before!
I don’t always find the options I want in Picrews (ie body type) but you can always edit them using free software like Autodesk sketchbook, gimp, etc
Wallpapers
If your f/o is popular, you might be able to find some good phone/desktop wallpapers by searching online
Edits
There’s free apps for editing selfies where you can put in a photo and add in filters, stickers, etc. (Not my area of expertise, also may not work as well with animated f/o’s)
Free apps for video editing - I see a lot of edits on Youtube and Tiktok for example
Making silly edits where you put your ship into existing memes
Free art?! - Artists doing art requests / free art for experimental purposes
(Search for “art requests: open”, only ask if people offer first)
Free art?! - You can draw whatever you want, whenever you want
Apologies if that sounds condescending, but that’s often the thought that motivates me to draw selfship art when I do. No one can stop me from drawing myself kissing my f/o!
If this is daunting, try breaking it down into smaller steps. Search for tutorials on how to draw your f/o, or how to draw romantic scenes, etc.
Misc arts & crafts!
Whatever you have on hand you could make - especially in your f/o’s colors! Or things you associate with your ship
Sometimes schools and libraries have free events where they let people make things free of charge - check out your local library’s site! They’re always open for feedback, you can email suggestions for events.
I’ve seen events where they let you paint, make friendship bracelets, make buttons with their button machine, etc
For example my uni had a “destress from finals” event where you could make bracelets with plastic beads (like kandi?), and I made one with my friend’s f/o’s name and color scheme.
Things you can get/make for cheap
Keychains! Get one of those keychains where you can put a photo in, print out or draw a pic of your beloved, and put that bad boy in there
A lil character shrine! It doesn’t have to be huge
A good place to start could be a photo of the character and little trinkets you associate with them. Like an eraser shaped like their favorite animal or a candle in a scent that reminds you of them.
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